Looking for tips on how to get into my stance. I feel like I get too bend over and out of balance.
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Looking for tips on how to get into my stance. I feel like I get too bend over and out of balance.
To find a fundamentally sound consistent distance from the ball do the following:
1) hold a golf club in your right hand
2) stand with your feet close together (nearly touching)
3) bend from the hips (not the waist) by sticking your rear pants pockets outward a bit and at the same time relax your knees a touch
4) now your body is in an effective athletic posture with your arms hanging relaxed and loose straight down from your shoulder sockets
5) still holding the club in your right hand, set the club face on the ground in front of your left foot
6) adopt your left hand grip.........followed by adopting your right hand grip
7) move your left foot to your left (so that ball position becomes an inch or so inside your left heel).....move your right foot to your right (wider as the clubs get longer)
The above routine will work well for all golf clubs. When done properly you will notice the shortest clubs require a little bit more relaxing of the knees (to get the club head down to the ground) and you will notice that the length and lie angle of the longest clubs has your arms/hands a little bit higher (at address) than with the shortest clubs.
Your body's "distance from the ball" is essentially the same with all the clubs.
To find a fundamentally sound consistent distance from the ball do the following:
1) hold a golf club in your right hand
2) stand with your feet close together (nearly touching)
3) bend from the hips (not the waist) by sticking your rear pants pockets outward a bit and at the same time relax your knees a touch
4) now your body is in an effective athletic posture with your arms hanging relaxed and loose straight down from your shoulder sockets
5) still holding the club in your right hand, set the club face on the ground in front of your left foot
6) adopt your left hand grip.........followed by adopting your right hand grip
7) move your left foot to your left (so that ball position becomes an inch or so inside your left heel).....move your right foot to your right (wider as the clubs get longer)
The above routine will work well for all golf clubs. When done properly you will notice the shortest clubs require a little bit more relaxing of the knees (to get the club head down to the ground) and you will notice that the length and lie angle of the longest clubs has your arms/hands a little bit higher (at address) than with the shortest clubs.
Your body's "distance from the ball" is essentially the same with all the clubs.
On point 5, did you mean set the club in front of the left foot?
I caught a huge problem in my very long preshot routine.
I always hold the club in my left hand during my set up routine. I wonder if that may account for my absurd slice? I can’t say that I have the other steps down perfectly but I am going to make adjustments to step 1 and see if it helps with my alignment.
Thanks!
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To find a fundamentally sound consistent distance from the ball do the following:
1) hold a golf club in your right hand
2) stand with your feet close together (nearly touching)
3) bend from the hips (not the waist) by sticking your rear pants pockets outward a bit and at the same time relax your knees a touch
4) now your body is in an effective athletic posture with your arms hanging relaxed and loose straight down from your shoulder sockets
5) still holding the club in your right hand, set the club face on the ground in front of your left foot
6) adopt your left hand grip.........followed by adopting your right hand grip
7) move your left foot to your left (so that ball position becomes an inch or so inside your left heel).....move your right foot to your right (wider as the clubs get longer)
The above routine will work well for all golf clubs. When done properly you will notice the shortest clubs require a little bit more relaxing of the knees (to get the club head down to the ground) and you will notice that the length and lie angle of the longest clubs has your arms/hands a little bit higher (at address) than with the shortest clubs.
Your body's "distance from the ball" is essentially the same with all the clubs.
Worked on setting up this way while pitching this morning. Different grip for me, but was amazed at how comfortable it was to just reach out and grab the club. Taking the time to set up, I was able to swing clean more often than not. Will keep working on it (especially with the longer clubs), but initially provided cleaner strokes and wasn't a complicated or uncomfortable change. Thank you